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Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
interstitial lung disease ... (ILD)-associated ... systemic sclerosis (SSc ... #pulmonary #indications ... #algorithm
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and progressive fibrosis ... of Scleroderma (SSc ... : ILD (interstitial ... lung disease), ... #rheumatology #
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acute hemolysis, deficiency ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... , Celiac disease
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Summary
Antinuclear (ANA) - 95% - Initial screening test
Anti-dsDNA - 50%
 • Associated
Erythematosus - Summary ... activity Anti-Ro/SSA ... Treatment: • ... Mild disease- Hydroxychloroquine ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Structural: Celiac disease ... Tropical sprue, IBD ... #ferritin #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Inflammatory: • IBD ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... malignancy • Iron deficiency ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • GH Deficiency ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Celiac, IBD) • ... Cystic Fibrosis,
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
cytokines (TNFa,lL1, IL6 ... • Autoimmune diseases ... Cellular immune deficiency ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... , in advanced disease ... α1-antitrypsin deficiency ... mycobacteria Treatment